Saturday, March 14, 2015

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

With so much newly emerging from the ground at the moment. I could almost forget to enjoy the Plum in full bloom.
And this year I won't forget to thin those plums out. Last time a heavily laden limb snapped in the heavy June rains. And now it has an ugly big scar. Which is why I have kept the stick holding up the lower branch.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

I remember planting theseErythronium bulbs , many years ago.I was looking forward to many multiplying clumps . I planted two : 'Pagoda' and this one 'Dens -canis' . 'Pagoda' bloomed the first year and every year since but never really flourished.Dens-Canis would always appear with it's mottled little leaves ,but never a bloom.. Last year I dug the bulbs up and plopped them under a fat clump of Hellebores. Still no blooms. But, as I was cutting the old foliage from the Hellebore , what should appear ….these sweet blooms!

Monday, March 9, 2015

My little propagating corner is open for business again . Much earlier this year , thanks to all this spring like weather. The seedlings popped up in no time at all. Too many in fact. I knew I'd sprinkled too heavily. Now I'll have hundreds of tiny spindly seedlings to transplant in a few weeks.